I Treat You as My Sister, But You Want to be My Wife?!
Chapter 266: Bluffing Investment_1

Chapter 266: Chapter 266: Bluffing Investment_1

Evening.

Feng Lijuan was at a restaurant, having dinner with a few sisters.

Along with the sisters, there was also a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, the very image of a business elite.

"Lijuan, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Qin Jiarong, a private fund manager," said a sister named Amei.

Feng Lijuan had been scammed out of five hundred thousand and was in a bad mood, so she just nodded at Qin Jiarong without saying much.

Although she was curious why her sisters had brought this private fund manager, she didn’t ask.

She really didn’t want to deal with anyone now.

If it weren’t for her sisters insisting on her coming out, threatening that otherwise they wouldn’t consider her a sister anymore, she wouldn’t have wanted to come at all.

"Mr. Qin, don’t take it personally, we were scammed a while ago, and Lijuan lost the most, so she’s quite upset. Please be understanding," Amei explained to Qin Jiarong.

"No problem, I understand," Qin Jiarong said with a casual smile, seemingly indifferent.

"Lijuan, the reason we invited Mr. Qin today and asked you to come out is to try to recover our losses," Amei said.

"Recover losses? Shouldn’t that be something for the police to handle? What can a private fund manager do?" Feng Lijuan asked, puzzled.

"Lijuan, the police can’t do anything about us being scammed. It’s certain that they can’t find that bastard and get the money back. But we can think of other ways to earn the money back," Amei said.

"Think of other ways to earn the money back?" Feng Lijuan was taken aback.

"Exactly," Amei nodded, "Mr. Qin is a private fund manager with a wealth of investment experience. He manages funds that specifically invest in the futures market, and the annual return rate can reach 200%. As long as we invest in his fund, we could quickly earn back our money."

Now, Feng Lijuan understood what was going on.

They wanted to buy into the fund managed by Qin Jiarong, hoping he could help them make money.

Frowning, she said, "Investing in private funds requires a lot of money, right? I don’t have any money left. Do you still have money?"

All she had left was a few tens of thousands.

She knew a little about private funds.

There was an investment threshold; it seemed like you needed a million to invest.

Not like public funds, where you could buy in with just a few thousand or tens of thousands.

With only tens of thousands left to her name, she was not qualified to invest.

The sisters had either borrowed from friends and relatives or cashed out credit cards or taken loans from micro-loan platforms for their last investment.

Did they still have money to put in?

She didn’t know that each of these four sisters had made one hundred thousand from her last time.

If she knew, who knows how she would feel.

"Lijuan, we were scammed and are not willing to let it go. We must earn the money back. Otherwise, how can we repay the credit card debt? I’ve taken out several credit cards and extracted one hundred thousand from them," one sister said.

"I’ve wangled one hundred thousand from a few micro-loan platforms. Whether we can turn things around depends on this," another sister chimed in.

"I borrowed some money from other friends and relatives too and managed one hundred thousand. You don’t know, those friends and relatives I borrowed from last time will kill me if I don’t pay them back. I had no choice," a third sister lamented.

"Each of us came up with one hundred thousand, making a total of four hundred thousand. Mr. Qin’s fund requires a million to invest. We’re relying on you now. If you join in, we can raise the one million," they explained their situation, enticing Feng Lijuan to invest.

"I don’t have money now," Feng Lijuan said with a bitter smile, having understood their plan.

"Lijuan, stop pretending to be poor around us. You’re Shen Dong’s mother-in-law, and Shen Dong is a multi-billionaire. How could you possibly be out of money?"

"Right, just help us out. We really need this opportunity to turn things around."

"Lijuan, just one phone call and Shen Dong should be able to give you a few million, shouldn’t he?"

"Of course! A few million is nothing to him. With all that money Shen Dong has, even tens of millions wouldn’t be too much."

A few sisters said enviously.

"Don’t talk like that. Yuting hasn’t gotten back together with Shen Dong. He won’t give me any money," Feng Lijuan said helplessly, disclosing the reality of the situation.

"What? They still haven’t gotten back together? Last time we had dinner, didn’t you say that Yuting had already gone to Shen Dong?" Amei asked in surprise.

"Shen Dong probably holds a grudge against Yuting and hasn’t accepted her back yet. It’s going to take some time," Feng Lijuan still believed that Chen Yuting could reconcile with Shen Dong.

That was her only hope now.

She and Chen Yuanxiang were thoroughly finished.

She already knew about the banquet that Chen Yuanxiang had with that woman named Lin Shulei.

Now, all her hopes were pinned on Chen Yuting.

Although Chen Yuting had moved out and they hadn’t been in touch for a little while,

she still believed that Chen Yuting wouldn’t abandon her.

As long as Chen Yuting got back with Shen Dong, then she would be Shen Dong’s mother-in-law, able to live the life of a wealthy woman.

"Is that so." The sisters looked at each other.

They had thought that Chen Yuting had already reconciled with Shen Dong.

In that case, they could coerce Feng Lijuan to invest her money and then divide what she forked out.

After all, investment outcomes were never certain; it was normal to incur losses.

And if that happened, even Feng Lijuan wouldn’t have much to say.

But if Feng Lijuan couldn’t come up with the money, they had no way to make money off her.

Amei thought for a bit and said, "Lijuan, even if Yuting hasn’t reconciled with Shen Dong yet, you still can invest some money."

Feng Lijuan gave a wry smile and said, "Amei, stop making fun of me. Where can I get more money? I only have tens of thousands left. The last investment of five hundred thousand was from selling my car."

Amei laughed and said, "You were able to sell your car last time; this time you can sell something else."

Feng Lijuan was startled, "Amei, what do you mean?"

Amei’s gaze fixed on the wristwatch Feng Lijuan was holding: "You’ve got something worth over a million right there on your hand."

Feng Lijuan immediately realized she meant for her to sell the wristwatch.

She quickly shook her head and said, "This Patek Philippe watch is something I really like. I can’t sell it."

Amei persuaded her, "Lijuan, I know you like it, but that model isn’t a limited edition. You can sell it now, and once you’ve made some money, you can go buy a new one."

Another sister chimed in, "That’s right, Lijuan. A return of double the investment within a year, where else can you find such a deal? Once you have the money, not to mention buying this model, you could even purchase something more expensive."

The other two sisters also started persuading her one after another, encouraging Feng Lijuan to sell her watch.

Feng Lijuan, however, continued to shake her head, "No, investment always carries risks; what if it results in a loss?"

Amei immediately replied, "Lijuan, rest assured, Mr. Qin has made so many investments and hasn’t lost money. Let Mr. Qin explain it to you."

After finishing, she gave Qin Jiarong a meaningful glance.